England Dan & John Ford Coley

England Dan & John Ford Coley

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England Dan & John Ford Coley were an American soft rock duo comprising Danny Wayland "England Dan" Seals and John Edward "John Ford" Coley. Originally from Texas, they began performing in local bands during their school years at W.W. Samuell High School in Dallas, including Playboys Five and Theze Few. The duo initially recorded demos as The Shimmerers in Nashville before joining the Dallas pop/psych group Southwest F.O.B. They signed with A&M Records in 1970 under the name England Dan & John Ford Coley. After being released from their contract, they recorded a demo of "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight" written by Parker McGee which led to a deal with Big Tree Records and became a US number 2 hit single in September 1976. Their debut album Nights Are Forever was released in July 1976. In March 1977, they released "Dowdy Ferry Road", featuring the hits "It's Sad To Belong (To Someone Else)" and Coley’s own song "Gone Too Far" which went to number 21 and 23 respectively. In 1977, they composed the theme for James at 15 and in March 1978 released Some Things Don't Come Easy, including "We'll Never Have to Say Goodbye Again" which peaked at number 9. They contributed songs to the movie Just Tell Me You Love Me in 1980, before splitting up when Seals pursued a country music career. Dan Seals died March 25, 2009 following treatment for mantle cell lymphoma and Coley continued touring with other projects.

Top tracks

01
I'd Really Love to See You Tonight
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Nights Are Forever
02:39
Writer: Parker McGee
06
Nights Are Forever Without You
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Nights Are Forever
02:50
Writer: Parker McGee
07
Love Is the Answer
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Dr. Heckle & Mr. Jive
04:44
Writer: John Ford Coley - Todd Rundgren
03
Love Is the Answer (Single Version)
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Nights Are Forever
04:41
Writer: John Ford Coley - Todd Rundgren
02
It's Sad to Belong (Single Version)
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Dowdy Ferry Road
02:53
Writer: Randy Goodrum
06
We'll Never Have to Say Goodbye Again (Single Version)
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Some Things Don't Come Easy
02:52
Writer: Jeffrey Comanor
03
Westward Wind
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Nights Are Forever
03:23
Writer: Dan Seals - John Ford Coley
01
Nights Are Forever Without You
Dan Seals
Nights Are Forever Without You
03:29
Composers: Parker McGee
05
Lady
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Nights Are Forever
04:07
Writer: Dan Seals - John Ford Coley - Kyle Lehning - Parker McGee
11
What's Forever For
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Dr. Heckle & Mr. Jive
03:26
Writer: Dan Seals
04
Broken Hearted Me
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Dr. Heckle & Mr. Jive
03:56
Writer: Randy Goodrum
02
I'll Stay
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Nights Are Forever
03:23
Writer: Seals
03
Soldier in the Rain
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Dowdy Ferry Road
04:47
Writer: John Ford Coley - Sunny Dalton
01
In It for Love
England Dan & John Ford Coley
In It for Love
03:38
Writer: Bob Gundry - Henson
09
The Prisoner
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Nights Are Forever
03:30
Writer: Dan Seals - John Ford Coley
41
Calling for You Again
England Dan & John Ford Coley
The Complete Albums 1976-1979
02:46
Writer: Coley - Gundry
05
Hold Me
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Some Things Don't Come Easy
03:37
Writer: England Dan & John Ford Coley - Gundry - John Ford Coley - Waltzer / Composers: England Dan & John Ford Coley
10
Wanting You Desperately
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Some Things Don't Come Easy
03:39
Writer: Seals
05
There'll Never Be Another for Me
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Nights Are Forever
02:53
Writer: Dan Seals - John Ford Coley - Parker McGee
08
Showboat Gambler
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Nights Are Forever
02:43
Writer: Dan Seals
15
Love Is the One Thing We Hide
England Dan & John Ford Coley
The Complete Albums 1976-1979
02:54
Writer: Dan Seals
31
Running After You
England Dan & John Ford Coley
The Complete Albums 1976-1979
03:08
Writer: John Ford Coley - K. Bulkin - L. Bulkin
07
It's Not the Same
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Nights Are Forever
02:40
Writer: Coley - Dalton - Seals
04
Long Way Home
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Nights Are Forever
03:19
Writer: Dan Seals - John Ford Coley
33
Some Things Don't Come Easy (Single Version)
England Dan & John Ford Coley
The Complete Albums 1976-1979
04:26
Writer: Dan Seals
24
Another Golden Oldie Night for Wendy
England Dan & John Ford Coley
The Complete Albums 1976-1979
03:44
Writer: D. Linda
01
I'd Really Love to See You Tonight (50th Anniversary Edition)
England Dan & John Ford Coley
I'd Really Love to See You Tonight (50th Anniversary Edition)
03:00
Composers: Parker McGee
27
Rolling Fever
England Dan & John Ford Coley
The Complete Albums 1976-1979
03:27
Writer: Dan Seals
12
Dowdy Ferry Road
England Dan & John Ford Coley
The Complete Albums 1976-1979
03:22
Writer: Dan Seals
23
What Can I Do with This Broken Heart
England Dan & John Ford Coley
The Complete Albums 1976-1979
03:15
Writer: Bob Gundry - Dan Seals - John Ford Coley
21
Holocaust
England Dan & John Ford Coley
The Complete Albums 1976-1979
03:11
Writer: Dan Seals - John Ford Coley
13
You Can't Dance
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Nights Are Forever
02:59
Writer: Ryan - Yeomans
02
If the World Ran Out of Love
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Some Things Don't Come Easy
03:04
Writer: Garvin - Mevis - Wilson
25
Falling Stars
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Nights Are Forever
02:54
Writer: John Ford Coley
09
Caught Up in the Middle
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Dr. Heckle & Mr. Jive
04:10
Writer: B. GUNDRY - John Ford Coley
08
Beyond the Tears
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Some Things Don't Come Easy
03:49
Writer: Comanor - Gundry
05
Gone Too Far (Single Version)
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Dowdy Ferry Road
02:57
Writer: John Ford Coley
20
Don't Feel That Way No More
England Dan & John Ford Coley
The Complete Albums 1976-1979
03:06
Writer: Dan Seals
29
Only a Matter of Time
England Dan & John Ford Coley
The Complete Albums 1976-1979
03:18
Writer: B. GUNDRY - John Ford Coley
07
Lovin' Somebody on a Rainy Night
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Some Things Don't Come Easy
03:12
Writer: Loggins
12
Where Do I Go from Here
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Nights Are Forever
03:00
Writer: P. McGee
11
Everything's Gonna Be Alright
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Nights Are Forever
03:08
Writer: Coley - Seals
10
Hollywood Heckle and Jive
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Nights Are Forever
04:08
Writer: Dan Seals - John Ford Coley
26
Children of the Half Light
England Dan & John Ford Coley
The Complete Albums 1976-1979
03:47
Writer: B. GUNDRY - John Ford Coley
19
You Know We Belong Together
England Dan & John Ford Coley
The Complete Albums 1976-1979
03:03
Writer: Dan Seals - JE Coley
36
Who's Lonely Now
England Dan & John Ford Coley
The Complete Albums 1976-1979
03:25
Writer: Dan Seals - John Ford Coley

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  • Discography
Albums
Nights Are Forever
2018 Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group
01-05-2018
Nights Are Forever
01
It's Sad to Belong (Single Version)
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Nights Are Forever
02:53
Writer: Randy Goodrum / Composers: Randy Goodrum
02
Nights Are Forever Without You
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Nights Are Forever
02:50
Writer: Parker McGee
03
Love Is the Answer (Single Version)
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Nights Are Forever
04:41
Writer: John Ford Coley - Todd Rundgren
04
Calling for You Again
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Nights Are Forever
02:46
Writer: Coley - Gundry
05
Lady
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Nights Are Forever
04:07
Writer: Dan Seals - John Ford Coley - Kyle Lehning - Parker McGee
06
We'll Never Have to Say Goodbye Again (Single Version)
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Nights Are Forever
02:52
Writer: Jeffrey Comanor
07
What's Forever For
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Nights Are Forever
03:26
Writer: Dan Seals
Access the complete album info (25 songs)
The Complete Albums 1976-1979
2019 Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group
01-01-2015
The Complete Albums 1976-1979
01
I'd Really Love to See You Tonight
England Dan & John Ford Coley
The Complete Albums 1976-1979
02:39
Writer: Parker McGee
02
I'll Stay
England Dan & John Ford Coley
The Complete Albums 1976-1979
03:23
Writer: Seals
03
Westward Wind
England Dan & John Ford Coley
The Complete Albums 1976-1979
03:23
Writer: Dan Seals - John Ford Coley - Seals
04
Long Way Home
England Dan & John Ford Coley
The Complete Albums 1976-1979
03:19
Writer: Dan Seals - John Ford Coley
05
There'll Never Be Another for Me
England Dan & John Ford Coley
The Complete Albums 1976-1979
02:53
Writer: Seals
06
Nights Are Forever Without You
England Dan & John Ford Coley
The Complete Albums 1976-1979
02:50
Writer: Parker McGee
07
It's Not the Same
England Dan & John Ford Coley
The Complete Albums 1976-1979
02:40
Writer: Coley - Dalton - Seals
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Dr. Heckle & Mr. Jive
℗ 1979 Big Tree, a label of Atlantic Recording Corp., manufactured and marketed by Rhino Entertainment, a Warner Music Group company
01-01-1979
Dr. Heckle & Mr. Jive
01
Hollywood Heckle and Jive
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Dr. Heckle & Mr. Jive
04:08
Writer: Dan Seals - John Ford Coley
02
What Can I Do with This Broken Heart
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Dr. Heckle & Mr. Jive
03:15
Writer: Bob Gundry - Dan Seals - John Ford Coley
03
Another Golden Oldie Night for Wendy
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Dr. Heckle & Mr. Jive
03:44
Writer: D. Linda
04
Broken Hearted Me
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Dr. Heckle & Mr. Jive
03:56
Writer: Randy Goodrum
05
Children of the Half Light
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Dr. Heckle & Mr. Jive
03:47
Writer: B. GUNDRY - John Ford Coley
06
Rolling Fever
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Dr. Heckle & Mr. Jive
03:27
Writer: Dan Seals
07
Love Is the Answer
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Dr. Heckle & Mr. Jive
04:44
Writer: John Ford Coley - Todd Rundgren
Access the complete album info (11 songs)
Some Things Don't Come Easy
℗ 1978 Big Tree, a label of Atlantic Recording Corp., manufactured and marketed by Rhino Entertainment, a Warner Music Group company
01-01-1978
Some Things Don't Come Easy
01
Some Things Don't Come Easy (Single Version)
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Some Things Don't Come Easy
04:26
Writer: Dan Seals
02
If the World Ran Out of Love
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Some Things Don't Come Easy
03:04
Writer: Garvin - Mevis - Wilson
03
You Can't Dance
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Some Things Don't Come Easy
02:59
Writer: Ryan - Yeomans
04
Who's Lonely Now (Single Version)
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Some Things Don't Come Easy
03:25
Writer: Dan Seals - John Ford Coley
05
Hold Me
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Some Things Don't Come Easy
03:37
Writer: England Dan & John Ford Coley - Gundry - John Ford Coley - Waltzer / Composers: England Dan & John Ford Coley
06
We'll Never Have to Say Goodbye Again (Single Version)
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Some Things Don't Come Easy
02:52
Writer: Jeffrey Comanor
07
Lovin' Somebody on a Rainy Night
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Some Things Don't Come Easy
03:12
Writer: Loggins
Access the complete album info (11 songs)
Dowdy Ferry Road
℗ 2004 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured and Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing
01-01-1977
Dowdy Ferry Road
01
Dowdy Ferry Road
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Dowdy Ferry Road
03:22
Writer: Dan Seals
02
It's Sad to Belong (Single Version)
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Dowdy Ferry Road
02:53
Writer: Randy Goodrum
03
Soldier in the Rain
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Dowdy Ferry Road
04:47
Writer: John Ford Coley - Sunny Dalton
04
Love Is the One Thing We Hide
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Dowdy Ferry Road
02:54
Writer: Dan Seals
05
Gone Too Far (Single Version)
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Dowdy Ferry Road
02:57
Writer: John Ford Coley
06
Where Do I Go from Here
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Dowdy Ferry Road
03:00
Writer: Parker McGee
07
Falling Stars
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Dowdy Ferry Road
02:54
Writer: John Ford Coley
Access the complete album info (10 songs)
Nights Are Forever
℗ 1976 Big Tree, a label of Atlantic Recording Corp., manufactured and marketed by Rhino Entertainment, a Warner Music Group company
01-07-1976
Nights Are Forever
01
I'd Really Love to See You Tonight
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Nights Are Forever
02:39
Writer: Parker McGee
02
I'll Stay
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Nights Are Forever
03:23
Writer: Seals
03
Westward Wind
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Nights Are Forever
03:23
Writer: Dan Seals - John Ford Coley
04
Long Way Home
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Nights Are Forever
03:19
Writer: Dan Seals - John Ford Coley
05
There'll Never Be Another for Me
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Nights Are Forever
02:53
Writer: Dan Seals - John Ford Coley - Parker McGee
06
Nights Are Forever Without You
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Nights Are Forever
02:50
Writer: Parker McGee
07
It's Not the Same
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Nights Are Forever
02:40
Writer: Coley - Dalton - Seals
Access the complete album info (11 songs)
Singles
I'd Really Love to See You Tonight (50th Anniversary Edition)
(P) 2026 Melody Place LLC
08-05-2026
I'd Really Love to See You Tonight (50th Anniversary Edition)
01
I'd Really Love to See You Tonight (50th Anniversary Edition)
England Dan & John Ford Coley
I'd Really Love to See You Tonight (50th Anniversary Edition)
03:00
Composers: Parker McGee
Nights Are Forever Without You
(P) 2026 Melody Place LLC
16-01-2026
Nights Are Forever Without You
01
Nights Are Forever Without You
Dan Seals
Nights Are Forever Without You
03:29
Composers: Parker McGee
Why Is It Me
2019 Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group
22-11-2019
Why Is It Me
01
Why Is It Me
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Why Is It Me
04:16
Writer: Dan Seals
Keep Your Smile
2019 Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group
12-07-2019
Keep Your Smile
01
Keep Your Smile
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Keep Your Smile
02:54
Writer: Dan Seals - John Ford Coley / Composers: Dan Seals - John Ford Coley
In It for Love
2019 Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group
08-03-2019
In It for Love
01
In It for Love
England Dan & John Ford Coley
In It for Love
03:38
Writer: Bob Gundry - Henson
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70s Music Hits
2024 Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group
14-07-2024
70s Music Hits
01
Dreams (2018 Remaster)
Fleetwood Mac
70s Music Hits
04:17
Writer: Stevie Nicks / Composers: Stevie Nicks
02
Da Ya Think I’m Sexy
Rod Stewart
70s Music Hits
05:31
Writer: Carmine Appice - Duane Hitchings - Rod Stewart / Composers: Carmine Appice - Duane Hitchings - Rod Stewart
03
If You Leave Me Now
Chicago
70s Music Hits
03:54
Writer: Peter Cetera / Composers: Peter Cetera
04
Hooked on a Feeling
Blue Swede
70s Music Hits
02:52
Writer: Mark James / Composers: Mark James
05
Listen to the Music
The Doobie Brothers
70s Music Hits
03:47
Writer: Tom Johnston / Composers: Tom Johnston
06
December, 1963 (Oh What a Night!)
Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
70s Music Hits
03:20
Writer: Judy Parker - Robert Gaudio / Composers: Judy Parker - Robert Gaudio
07
I’m Every Woman
Chaka Khan
70s Music Hits
04:03
Writer: Nickolas Ashford - Valerie Simpson / Composers: Nickolas Ashford - Valerie Simpson
Access the complete album info (85 songs)
Hottest Hits 100 Greatest Songs of All Time
2024 Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group
28-11-2024
Hottest Hits 100 Greatest Songs of All Time
01
Shape of You
Ed Sheeran
Hottest Hits 100 Greatest Songs of All Time
03:53
Writer: Ed Sheeran - Johnny McDaid - Kandi Burruss - Kevin Briggs - Steve Mac - Tameka Cottle / Composers: Ed Sheeran - Johnny McDaid - Kandi Burruss - Kevin Briggs - Steve Mac - Tameka Cottle
02
Locked Out of Heaven
Bruno Mars
Hottest Hits 100 Greatest Songs of All Time
03:53
Writer: Ari Levine - Bruno Mars - Kyra Lawrence / Composers: Ari Levine - Bruno Mars - Kyra Lawrence
03
Viva La Vida
Coldplay
Hottest Hits 100 Greatest Songs of All Time
04:02
Writer: Chris Martin - Guy Berryman - Jonny Buckland - Will Champion / Composers: Chris Martin - Guy Berryman - Jonny Buckland - Will Champion
04
Sweet but Psycho
Ava Max
Hottest Hits 100 Greatest Songs of All Time
03:07
Writer: Amanda Ava Koci - Andreas Andersen Haukeland - Henry Walter - Madison Love - William Lobban Bean / Composers: Amanda Ava Koci - Andreas Andersen Haukeland - Henry Walter - Madison Love - William Lobban Bean
05
Dreams (2018 Remaster)
Fleetwood Mac
Hottest Hits 100 Greatest Songs of All Time
04:17
Writer: Stevie Nicks / Composers: Stevie Nicks
06
Forever Young
Alphaville
Hottest Hits 100 Greatest Songs of All Time
03:46
Writer: Bernhard Lloyd - Frank Mertens - Marian Gold / Composers: Bernhard Lloyd - Frank Mertens - Marian Gold
07
December, 1963 (Oh What a Night!)
Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
Hottest Hits 100 Greatest Songs of All Time
03:21
Writer: Bob Gaudio - Judy Parker / Composers: Bob Gaudio - Judy Parker
Access the complete album info (100 songs)
100 Greatest Love Songs of All Time
2024 Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group
20-07-2024
100 Greatest Love Songs of All Time
01
If Ever You're in My Arms Again
Peabo Bryson
100 Greatest Love Songs of All Time
04:15
Writer: Cynthia Weil - Michael Masser - Tom Snow / Composers: Cynthia Weil - Michael Masser - Tom Snow
02
Have I Told You Lately
Rod Stewart
100 Greatest Love Songs of All Time
03:58
Writer: Van Morrison / Composers: Van Morrison
03
I Want to Know What Love Is (1999 Remaster)
Foreigner
100 Greatest Love Songs of All Time
05:04
Writer: Mick Jones / Composers: Mick Jones
04
What's Love Got to Do with It
Tina Turner
100 Greatest Love Songs of All Time
03:50
Writer: Graham Lyle - Terry Britten / Composers: Graham Lyle - Terry Britten
05
If You Don't Know Me by Now
Simply Red
100 Greatest Love Songs of All Time
03:26
Writer: Kenneth Gamble - Leon Huff / Composers: Kenneth Gamble - Leon Huff
06
Killing Me Softly with His Song
Roberta Flack
100 Greatest Love Songs of All Time
04:46
Writer: Charles Fox - Norman Gimbel / Composers: Charles Fox - Norman Gimbel
07
The Power of Love
Gabrielle Aplin
100 Greatest Love Songs of All Time
04:05
Writer: Brian Nash - Holly Johnson - Mark O'Toole - Peter Gill / Composers: Brian Nash - Holly Johnson - Mark O'Toole - Peter Gill
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Easy Mellow 50 Soft Yacht Rock Songs
2024 Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group
19-04-2024
Easy Mellow 50 Soft Yacht Rock Songs
01
Dreams (2018 Remaster)
Fleetwood Mac
Easy Mellow 50 Soft Yacht Rock Songs
04:17
Writer: Stevie Nicks / Composers: Stevie Nicks
02
That Was Yesterday
Foreigner
Easy Mellow 50 Soft Yacht Rock Songs
03:50
Writer: Lou Gramm - Mick Jones / Composers: Lou Gramm - Mick Jones
03
Once in a Lifetime
Michael Ruff
Easy Mellow 50 Soft Yacht Rock Songs
04:24
Writer: Michael Ruff / Composers: Michael Ruff
04
Pick Me Tonight
Tina Turner
Easy Mellow 50 Soft Yacht Rock Songs
03:16
Writer: Ike Turner - Tina Turner / Composers: Ike Turner - Tina Turner
05
When the Cookie Jar Is Empty
Michael Franks
Easy Mellow 50 Soft Yacht Rock Songs
05:12
Writer: Michael Franks / Composers: Michael Franks
06
Reruns
Chicago
Easy Mellow 50 Soft Yacht Rock Songs
04:29
Writer: Lee Loughnane - Robert Lamm / Composers: Lee Loughnane - Robert Lamm
07
Summer Breeze (Philip Steir Remix)
Seals and Crofts
Easy Mellow 50 Soft Yacht Rock Songs
04:30
Writer: Dash Crofts - James Seals / Composers: Dash Crofts - James Seals
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